Acts 14:22:3Acts.14.22.W3TAB
ψυχὰς
psykhas
“souls”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHAS
- Extended
- psih-KHAHS
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰas/
Meaning by language
- English
- souls
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Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
psy-KHAS
- sentence
e-pi-stê-REE-zon-tes tas psy-KHAS tôn ma-thê-TÔN pa-ra-ka-LOUN-tes em-ME-nein tê PIS-tei kai HO-ti di-A pol-LÔN THLI-pse-ōn DEI hê-MAS ei-sel-THEIN eis tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU
Exegesis
The object of the first participle, tas psychas tôn mathētōn {τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν μαθητῶν | tàs psuchàs tôn mathētōn} ‘the souls of the disciples,’ emphasizes personal inner strength.
In context — Acts 14:22
Fortifying the disciples’ souls , urging them to persevere in faith, and affirming that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 14:22, so the Greek word ψυχὰς (psykhas) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.14.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.22.W3.S1) and character.